@jessesingal Is there a decent summary of the backstory to this? Thanks.
@hilzoy the fact that these campaigns strip people of their humanity is a feature, not a bug. Whole point of incidents like Monica Foy
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@jessesingal I started thinking about this when I was in college, which was also the time I became aware of demonstrations against my dad.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal As a college student: nothing cd be more natural, or exhilarating!, than to protest one's college president. I got that!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal But then I would encounter these demos in wh ppl would be calling my dad, one of the most decent ppl I've ever known, ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal "a tool of the white power elite", and stuff like that. Clear to me that they were not thinking of him as a human being at all.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal Likewise, it was suddenly clear to me that in the protests I engaged in -- wh were fun! -- ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal ... we weren't thinking of ppl we protested against as people either.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal For some reason, this had a huge effect on me, esp since this not seeing ppl as ppl seemed to be everywhere, on left and right.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal Most people don't think of politicians as people, I think; otoh, Reagan didn't think of his "welfare queens" as ppl either.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal Ever since, my assumption is: when I find myself not thinking of someone as human, it is time to walk away, at least temp. -
@hilzoy good policy, but hard to stick to. esp online - Show replies
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